grenzehund Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 's a video of a FB friend's SAR BC, Púki, finding sheep that were buried by a devastating snowstorm in Iceland three weeks prior. A shorter "news" version is here, but you don't get to hear quite as much Icelandic spoken! Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Crazies Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Way to go Puki!! When I saw the sheep starting to emerge on the video, I'll admit that my eyes started watering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Yeah, it is horrible, there are still sheep buried in the snow. And some are not found by rescuers but by arctic foxes. We were very lucky, this blizzard just missed our part of Iceland (something similar happened here 1971, way before my time, 4000 sheep dead). There are not only used bordercollies or even stockdogs, some people took their "pet dogs" along, and they have helped by sniffing out the sheep under the snow. It is clear that possibly thousands of sheep died, just hearing on the news there are still ten thousand missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Oh, that's so sad. :( I can't watch the videos from work, but I'll check it out later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Crazies Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 It is clear that possibly thousands of sheep died, just hearing on the news there are still ten thousand missing. That is so heartbreaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 What a good dog. It was deceptive how the snow didn't look deep, and yet the sheep were quite buried. Poor sheep. Good dog, Puki. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildFlower Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 That is terribly sad. Wow. What an interesting video. Way to go Puki! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 What a good dog. It was deceptive how the snow didn't look deep, and yet the sheep were quite buried. Poor sheep. Good dog, Puki. J. Yeah, real deceptive, large areas there are in fact relatively recent lava fields. Very irregular terrain, with deep crevices, and cracks. Pretty dangerous, especially now that it is covered in snow. One of the people searching for sheep broke through a snow roof, and hung on his arms, just avoiding a fall of an estimated five to ten meters... The sheep seek shelter , and get snowed in. Kinda lucky was that the snow was not that cold and sticks together. Thus a moving sheep that is getting snowed in forms a cavity around itself, and it is astonishing how long these tough animals can survive in such a cave. It is almost three weeks ago that this happened, and still live sheep are being found (though the relative amount of dead sheep is rising). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Oh how tragic. Great dog work! Hope her paws were ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Atwater Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Wow. How tragic and amazing and incredible. You'd never imagine there was ANYthing under that flat, hard crust of snow, and yet there those poor animals are, surviving by sheer will and luck. Good dog, Púki. I feel for the animals who aren't so lucky and for the farmers who will lose so much. Thanks for sharing this! ~ Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 They found a lamb, alive under the snow, 28 days after this blizzard! It was in an area where multiple searches had been done. They hadn´t found it if it hadn´t been bleating. Beside her they found her mother and sibling, both dead, and been fed upon by arctic foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderHill Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Thanks for sharing this amazing news. Shepherds tend to joke sarcastically that 'sheep are born looking for a place to die.' It's great to hear about the stubborn exception. That is one tough lamb. I hope they name her 'Lucky,' and that she continues to survive against the odds to a fat and fabulous old age. Liz S in Central New York State They found a lamb, alive under the snow, 28 days after this blizzard! It was in an area where multiple searches had been done. They hadn´t found it if it hadn´t been bleating. Beside her they found her mother and sibling, both dead, and been fed upon by arctic foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dóra Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thank you all for kinds words about my Púki He really is a precious dog! 9 year old and has no idea that he's getting older. The Icelandic sheep is really tough and stubborn. There is also the reason why the Icelandic wool is so popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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